Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons

The votes are in! Thanks to everyone who took part in my poll, as well as in the giveaway. It was a lot of fun to see which cookie everyone wanted to see me bake and blog about here, and it was a nail biter. No Bake cookies almost pulled off the victory, but the winner, by a hair, was the Macaroon. I was excited about all the cookies since I hadn’t made any of them before, but I was especially excited about the macaroon because I had never even eaten one before. How crazy is that? I must have lived under a rock for many, many years. First the Chinese food, and now this.

I’m sure that I’ll be making up for lost time because these coconut macaroons are ridiculously good and insanely addicting. I tested them both plain and then dipped in the chocolate. (I wouldn’t be a good food blogger if I didn’t do thorough taste-testings, right?) I honestly could go either way, they are truly fabulous. I thought they were fantastic plain, straight from the oven, and of course I love chocolate, so I thought they were great dipped in chocolate as well. You really can’t go wrong here. In fact, I’m thinking of adding these to my holiday baking list.

On top of being so incredibly good, these really couldn’t be easier to make. All you need is one bowl and a spoon, mix everything together, and voila! You’re done! I used a tablespoon to measure these out, but you could also use a small cookie scoop to keep the sizes consistent. Once scooped onto the cookie sheet, dip your fingers in water and shape them into mini pyramids. I thought this might be difficult, but it was very easy. If you find your fingers starting to stick, just dip them in water again.

I understand that some people thought that the Macaroons in the poll were really Macarons (the French sandwich cookie). Since all of the entries in the giveaway were spelled Macaroon, I went with this cookie as the winner. However, disappointing is not my style. Therefore, I will be making Macarons NEXT week. This will be my first time making them and I’m looking forward to the challenge! Oh let the baking gods be with me! Any suggestions for the filling? And if you voted for one of the other four cookies, fear not… I am planning on baking one recipe a week for the four weeks following the Macarons. I’m looking forward to making them all!

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

2. In a large bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, egg white, vanilla and salt until combined. Stir in the coconut until well blended.

3. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Form the cookies into loose haystacks with your fingertips, moistening your hands with water as necessary to prevent sticking.

4. Bake, one sheet at a time, until the cookies are light golden brown, 15 to 2o minutes.

5. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets until slightly set, about 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack with a wide metal spatula.

6. Once the cookies are cooled to room temperature (about 30 minutes), line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

7. Melt 8 ounces of the semi-sweet chocolate in a small heatproof bowl set over a pan of almost-simmering water, stirring once or twice, until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining 2 ounces chocolate until smooth.

8. Holding a macaroon by its pointed top, dip the bottom and ½ inch up the sides in the chocolate; scrape off the excess chocolate and place the macaroon on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining macaroons.

9. Refrigerate the macaroons until the chocolate sets, about 15 minutes.

Alright, you’re scaring me…I used to make these too almost everyday for six years at my old job! Ours were these huge monstrosities that were round (about the size of your fist) and one side was dipped in chocolate. They, too, were one of the most popular items, but sadly, I didn’t like them. Waaaay too sweet for me! I have to have these bite-sized (like yours).

Jeane – Yes, you can definitely use mashed banana as a substitute for the egg white in the recipe, as its primary function is a binding agent. I would recommend about 1/4 of a normal size banana for this one egg white.

Please let me know how it turns out! I bet the banana flavor would be great with the coconut and chocolate!

Made these tonight… they were very delicious. Only problem was with removing them from the parchment paper. I misted some water on the bottom and let them sit for a few minutes. They peeled right off then.

Delicious cookies!! I love macaroons. I am actually having a 12 days of treats on my blog and was typing up my post when I decided to make yours to see if I liked them better. And yes, the sweetened condensed milk gives it a little something. So, you’re recipe is my Day 2. With credit given to you of course. Thanks again for the delicious recipe.

My mother loves macaroons and for some reason, I can’t stand the sweetened bakers coconut, I do however like fresh coconut. Has anyone ever tried these using fresh shredded/grated coconut? Just wondreing if it would work.

I stumbled upon your recipe for Chocolate dipped Macaroons today. I almost.. (almost) got them into the fridge to cool – but alas, were so good they were eaten straight out of the dipping bowl of chocolate!

Thanks for this gonna make ’em every week treat! I’ll be sure to let you know how much weight I need to lose by Christmastime..

I just made these and I have no idea how you managed to get 3 dozen out of the quantities you have listed. I used heaped teaspoonfuls instead of tablespoons and I barely got 2 dozen. Still, they look pretty good

I just discovered your blog the other day and have read through the entire thing. I’m planning on sending you an e-mail with a bunch of questions soon. When I made macaroons in culinary school the batter was a bit thinner, so we piped them out with a star tip into a cute little swirl mountain. You should give that a try next time!